Don't mess with the economy

10:45 PM,
Oct. 26, 2013

Written by

Thomas
Sowell

The nomination of Janet Yellen to become head of the Federal Reserve System has set off a flurry of media stories. Since she will be the first woman to occupy that position, we can only hope that this will not mean that any criticism of what she does will be attributed to sex bias or to a "war on women."

The Federal Reserve has become such a major player in the American economy that it needs far more scrutiny and criticism than it has received, regardless of who leads it.

Yellen, a former professor of economics at Berkeley, has openly proclaimed her views on economic policy, and those views deserve very ...